9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
US Supreme Court mulls lawsuit stays pending arbitration
By Craig Anderson
Neal Katyal, a partner with Hogan Lovells who represents Coinbase, argued the Supreme Court should overturn two 9th U.S. Circu...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Central District US attorney names conviction review officer
By Jonathan Lo
The Central District joins a growing list of U.S. Attorney offices across the nation creating bodies to right wrongful convict...
Litigation & Arbitration
David Graeler named managing partner at Nossaman
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
One of Graeler’s priorities as managing partner will be to attract strong, diverse talent who would benefit from Nossaman’s pl...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Live Nation on track to arbitrate Taylor Swift ticket dispute
By Sunidhi Sridhar
In February, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the judge’s decision to compel arbitration in another consumer ant...
“Our office has been fortunate to be led by individuals who can navigate the diverse, and sometimes spirited, personalities of...
In Samsung’s trial brief, Faegre Drinker partner Christopher J. Burrell wrote that his client and S10 Entertainment “operate f...
Prosecutors argued a real estate lawyer should have known what he was doing was a crime. The lawyer said he had trusted his fa...
Bankruptcy
Advocates call for lawmakers to probe diocese bankruptcies
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Survivors Network called on lawmakers to investigate dioceses for “possible fraud” related to bankruptcies.
Kevin Slagle, a spokesman for the Western States Petroleum Association, criticized the governor’s efforts Monday as damaging t...
Civil Litigation
Subpoena scope limited in matter of alleged stolen movie
By Skyler Romero
The writer sued Creative Artists Agency LLC in 2019, accusing two of the company’s agents of misappropriating a TV pilot he br...
The Counts Law Firm helps clients with a wide range of entrepreneurial challenges.
Government, Securities
SEC says Newport Beach marijuana company inflated financial data
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The complaint says that in order to convince investors that APB was a large cannabis company expanding its operations, company...
Judges and Judiciary, Labor/Employment
Experienced judges are in the midst of a ‘great retirement’
By Malcolm Maclachlan
“Right now we have in fact 13 judicial vacancies, which is the highest in memory for those of us at the court,” said Sacrament...
Judge who helped found State Bar Court known for humor, expertise
Appellate Practice, Law Practice
Former Apple patent lawyer joins DLA Piper in San Francisco
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Jessica Hannah spent the last eight years managing an active docket of patent litigation that spanned the globe.
Government, Labor/Employment
Captain who accused LAPD of retaliation wins $10.5M
By Skyler Romero
A jury found that the department discriminated against Stacey Vince in retaliation for a different disability discrimination s...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Judges and Judiciary
Judge did not err when colleague entered court
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A judge has been accused of hugging lawyers from his former firm during trial in another court.
Labor/Employment
Background checkers change lawyers, told to settle case
By Wisdom Howell
Background check company changes lawyers, given 6 months to settle data breach proposed class action.
Government, Labor/Employment
App companies get partial victory in suit to block gig worker law
By Jonathan Lo
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that part of the claim by Postmates and Uber was invalid but said they could ch...
The IRS acknowledged that the money Avenatti used to get Eagan Avenatti LLP out of bankruptcy is directly traceable to the fun...
Judges and Judiciary
US Judicial Conference asks for more trial, appellate judges
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The Central District would get nine new judges; Northern District, 6; and Eastern District, 4
Harland W. Braun was hospitalized with an undisclosed illness during the corruption prosecution of former Los Angeles deputy m...
State Bar & Bar Associations
'Snitch rule' proposals require no action from State Bar
By Devon Belcher
The 8-0 decision was passed after a public member of the board, Mark W. Toney, executive director of the Utility Reform Networ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Microsoft asks judge to dismiss challenge to Activision merger
By Jonathan Lo
Plaintiffs alleged the merger deal between two of the biggest video game companies, which themselves are the products of multi...
Environmental & Energy
Defining CEQA's problems proves complicated
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Supporters of the landmark environmental law often point out that a tiny percentage of projects face CEQA litigation or enviro...
Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant wrote that the city did not show that the restrictions approved by the Los Angeles City...
Government, Judges and Judiciary
AG says more money is needed to follow Legislature’s directives
By Skyler Romero
Funds would be used for legal resources to enforce the 2020 COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act, crack down on workers’ rights violatio...
Class Action, Consumer Law
Tesla faces 2 ‘right to repair’ proposed class actions
By Wisdom Howell
The pair of lawsuits filed Tuesday and Wednesday by two separate legal teams cite the recent “right to repair” movement that a...
Leslie Marks draws on years in the trenches of construction and real estate litigation to settle cases.